Kaite Price and her son Harvey, whose father is ex-Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke

She’s not everyone’s cup of tea, of course, but I’ve always had a level of respect for her, even when she wore some of her more out-there ensembles.

Anyway, this week she was on ITV’s Loose Women, where she discussed the idea of hiring a prostitute for her disabled son Harvey so that he can experience sex when he turns 18.

Harvey is 15 years-old right now and suffers from a number of medical conditions, including septo-optic dysplasia, Prader-Willi syndrome and autism.

These effect his eyesight, his ability to walk and, in turn, Katie fears he may have difficulties ever forming a real relationship.

She explained that as a teen he is still experiencing the usual hormonal changes and subsequent impulses but that his road to experimentation is more complicated as a result of these conditions.

Her exact words were: “My son Harvey has autism, and he’s just hit puberty, and it’s obviously natural to experiment with yourself during puberty . . . and I’m like, ‘Is it fair to let him go without?’

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“Kieran (her husband) said, ‘Shall we get him a prostitute when he turns 18?’ and I said, ‘But that’s my little Harvey and I don’t want to do that!’ (But) what do I do? Do I leave it? Or do I let him experience it?”

Minutes after this candid conversation the show was taken off-air due to “technical difficulties”.

Prostitution itself is not illegal in the UK. Soliciting in a public place, brothels, pimping and other related activities are — but the exchange of sexual services for money is not.

Price didn’t suggest anything illegal. This was an interesting, alternative and very real conversation.

It was also uncomfortable, debate-provoking and a moral dilemma that should have been allowed to air.

Katie Price's husband suggested getting her son Harvey a prostitute when he turns 18

I admire her progressive thinking and courage to present this very personal question on national television.

I also admire the ability to make the public think and resign herself to the inevitable vitriolic backlash and manipulated headlines that would follow.

I think ITV were wrong to cut this segment short. They should have backed a brave woman encouraging an interesting conversation — in- stead of shying away from controversy and erring on the side of vanilla.

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I HAVE to say that I found the four ­Mayweather/McGregor press conferences pretty underwhelming.

The pair met for the first time since the fight was confirmed in June at LA’s Staples Center in front of 11,000 fans.

Fast food spots should be banned from being close to primary and secondary schools

I spent most of my childhood and early teenage years with that diet, until a McDonald’s restaurant opened up right outside my school gate.

How is any child reasonably supposed to resist those addictive levels of salt, sugar and artificial flavourings?

So with that I succumbed to the fast food life until my late teens.

In recent weeks the Irish Heart Foundation has repeated its call for No Fry Zones — which would restrict hot food takeaways within one kilometre of primary and secondary schools.

This comes as Temple Carrig secondary in Greystones, Co Wicklow last week lost its legal challenge to stop a drive-through McDonald’s opening less than 100metres from the school entrance and sports ground.

Even though this attempt was unsuccessful, I’m happy to see these conversations coming to the fore and hopefully materialising in the very near future.